Drain Addict - Uncut — “Uncut # 1” — A drain that another plumber could not clear
Oliver (Drain Addict and Drain Addict - Uncut @ YouTube; Drain Go) is called in by another plumber to deal with a challenging drain blockage.
The other plumber had tried using a drain snake to clear it, but wasn’t successful. Dirt was also being brought back on the snake, suggesting a broken pipe underground.
Oliver starts by unreeling and hooking up the high-pressure water jetter’s hoses, and otherwise preparing his equipment. He then begins by jetting the line through an inspection opening that’s within a raised section of the property’s front yard, right next to the sidewalk and the nearby road.
It doesn’t take Oliver very long to clear the drain. He then sends down the camera, and while there doesn’t appear to be any significant root infiltration or other obstructions, a large break is noticed in the wall of the clay pipe.
He uses the pipe locator, along with the sonde in the large camera head, to try to find where exactly the pipe is broken. Unfortunately, he seems to ecounter some sort of interference, and isn’t able to get a good fix on the location. After switching to the smaller camera head sonde, however, he is able to eventually locate the break in the pipe, which happens to be under the middle of the nearby sidewalk.
After cleaning up some sewage that had collected around the inspection opening and washing off part of the sidewalk, Oliver packs up his gear and jetting equipment. He also gives an extra shoulder-length rubber glove he has to the other plumber.